I let curbs go until the get noticeably shaggy.

I rarely trim my curbs unless asked to.

For you commercial guys... The mower deck hangs over the curb, so line trimming isn't always necessary... or is it? Answer the poll so we can all see what the average approach to managing the long walk is.

I would trim it quickly if it was in a spot that was seen a lot... probably just with the line trimmer turned upside-down to use it an edger.... but if it was a really lengthy space or somewhere that was not seen very much I would just forget it.....

Trimming every week tends to keep the grass to short, leaving it suspectible to weed infringement.

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Great post dude!! Whipping/Trimming every week is essencially sp? killing the grass so to speak..... One of my main $$ accts. actually thought it looked nicer/healthier (not so dead/yellow) when I started doing the curbs/sidewalks about every third or fourth mowing or so (I am there every 4-5 days depending on weather / they have irrigation and fert. is dumped on the place) Just something to consider, you honestly don't even notice it from the road when driving by..... cut your time down in certain areas to increase your profit, pretty simple!!

Depends what type of grass your mowing. Bermuda MUST be trimmed every week. Fescue types probably can go every other week, but might depend on the slope of the lawn where it touches the curb..........

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Ditto that. I will skip the edging if I can... I can usually go EOW on some properties consistantly, and then there's others I have to edge weekly. Some others I can skip randomally if the weather has been hot and dry and the turf hasn't grown much.

Bermuda is just a b$^%@. Even with a good edger it's really hard to get all of it.